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BETTER BAG

Gossip has it that Beckham owns at least 100 Birkins, the most basic of which starts at $10,500. The former Posh Spice, of course, is anything but basic. She’s said to own far spendier versions decked in pink ostrich and diamond-studded crocodile leathers.

“Every Birkin bag means that a beautiful, sensitive animal endured a miserable life and experienced a gruesome death,” wrote PETA U.K. staffer Anne Clark on the organization’s blog on Thursday. “We hope the gorgeous ‘V’irkin bag will inspire Victoria to embrace vegan fashion and leave all exotic-animal skins out of her wardrobe and clothing line, as sheâ€™s already done with fur.

This isn’t the first time PETA’s has asked Beckham, who eschews animal fur, both personally and professionally, to swear off exotic skins. In 2011, Dan Matthews, senior vice president of PETA, dashed off a letter describing the way farmed reptiles are beaten over the head, nailed to trees, or pumped full of water before they’re skinned alive.

One thought on “PETA Sends Victoria Beckham a Vegan “V”irkin Bag”

God! I wish Peta would send me a 'Virkin' handbag. It isn't as though Victoria Beckham is going to care. She'll either give it someone telling them to take this trash (just a thought) or toss it in a room where she keeps free things to never look at them again. Either way, it will end up going to someone. I would be surprised if she used it. I, on the other hand need a really excellent bag like that one. I'll have to sew one of my own. Of course, I need some money first. Anyone want to send me that as well?